Climate & Built Environment 7 min read
Sun Control And Shading Devices
INTRODUCTION Introduction Description Application Relevant Codes and Standards Additional Resources There are many different reasons to want to control the…
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TYPES OF SHADING DEVICES
Openings, especially windows, greatly influence the thermal conditions within a building. Windows usually contain several elements, some of which are…
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Body core temperature
Body temperature in humans is closely regulated to keep it nearly independent of environmental temperature, and it has been used…
Climate & Built Environment 2 min read
HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT
Human thermal comfort is a combination of a subjective sensation (how we feel) and several objective interaction with the environment…
Climate & Built Environment 8 min read
The Steadman Cold Comfort Studies
Because today we are more concerned about overall heat loss than frostbite — although frostbite can still be a problem…
Climate & Built Environment 5 min read
Heat and Cold Impacts
Extremes of heat and cold environmental conditions can be very detrimental to the health and comfort of humans as our…
Climate & Built Environment 10 min read
The Role of Climate Factors on Designing and Constructing Buildings
INTRODUCTION The effect of meteorological factors on human constructions has long been considered so much so that in the traditional…
Climate & Built Environment 2 min read
Cold Exposure: Ways the Body Loses Heat
The body loses heat through: · Evaporation of water from your skin if it is wet (sweating). If your clothing is…
Climate & Built Environment 4 min read
The Heat Balance of the Human Body
Introduction Our model of the climate involved balancing the energy gathered from the Sun verses the energy radiated away. This…
